Mr and Mrs Gerald New - health and medicine

Mrs Patricia New and Mr Gerald Frank New have sponsored Churchill Fellowships since 1996. Sadly, Mr New passed away in 2000 after suffering for many years from Alzheimer’s Disease. During his illness Mrs New was his principal carer for eight years and as a result, Mrs New developed a close interest in the issues surrounding Alzheimer’s Disease especially that of dementia care and carer support. The News decided to sponsor a Churchill Fellowship which looks at the subject of a national carers’ register and / or a national sufferers’ register and to study the issue of training carers for Dementia / Alzheimer sufferers. After awarding six Fellowships in this area from 1996-2007, Mrs New has changed the focus of this Fellowship to research into cancer. Mrs New continues to be a wonderful supporter of the Trust.